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Sam Cronin

Sam Cronin

Midfield - Central Midfield  at Retired
Age39
CitizenshipUnited States
Height1.78 m
Footright
BornDecember 12, 1986
👕200+ Apps Veteran
Market value
Central Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

5
clubs played for
09/10
debut season
0.03
goals / match
San Jose Earthquakes
top club · 153 apps

Career highs

€750k
peak value · 2016
top transfer fee
2
best season · 2013
2 / 0
int'l caps / goals
281Appearances
8Goals
17Assists
46Yellow cards
2Red cards
142Full matches (90′)
Full nameSam Cronin
Date of birth1986-12-12 (39 yrs)
Place of birthAtlanta, Georgia, United States
CitizenshipUnited States
PositionMidfield - Central Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footright
Height178.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2019-03-01
Contract expires
Mar 2019
Transfer: Minnesota → Retired
18/19 · Transfer
Mar 2018
Injury: unknown
36 games missed
Aug 2017
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
2017 — Colorado Rapids, Minnesota United FC
21 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Mar 2017
Transfer: Colorado → Minnesota
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
2016 — Colorado Rapids
37 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
2015 — Colorado Rapids
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2015
Transfer: SJ Earthquakes → Colorado
14/15 · Transfer
Jul 2014
2014 — San Jose Earthquakes
32 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — San Jose Earthquakes
4 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2013
2013 — San Jose Earthquakes
34 matches · 2 G · 4 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
2012 — San Jose Earthquakes
36 matches · 1 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — San Jose Earthquakes Reserves
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2011
2011 — San Jose Earthquakes
27 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2010
2010 — Toronto FC, San Jose Earthquakes
29 matches · 0 G · 2 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2010
Transfer: Toronto → SJ Earthquakes
09/10 · Transfer
Jul 2009
09/10 — Toronto FC
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2009
2009 — Toronto FC
30 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2009
Transfer: Wake Forest → Toronto
08/09 · Draft
Jul 2004
2004 — San Jose Earthquakes
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €750k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
12,805 min
Minutes played by club
Colorado Rapids 39.5%
Minnesota United FC 0.0%
San Jose Earthquakes 42.0%
Toronto FC 18.5%
San Jose Earthquakes Reserves 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
Colorado Rapids 3 2015 2017 68 2 2 5,064
Minnesota United FC 1 2017 2017 18 0 1 0
San Jose Earthquakes 7 13/14 2014 153 5 10 5,378
Toronto FC 3 09/10 2010 41 1 4 2,363
San Jose Earthquakes Reserves 1 11/12 11/12 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€44K3€88K5€131K6€175K09/102009 — 1 goals (Toronto FC)2009 — 2 assists320092010 — 2 assists220102011 — 2 assists220112012 — 1 goals (San Jose Earthquakes)2012 — 4 assists520122013 — 2 goals (San Jose Earthquakes)2013 — 4 assists620132014 — 2 goals (San Jose Earthquakes)220142015 — 1 goals (Colorado Rapids)120152016 — 1 goals (Colorado Rapids)2016 — 2 assists320162017 — 1 assists1201709/10 — €175KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

09/10: 0009/1011/12: 0011/1213/14: 0013/142004: 0020042009: 1120092010: 0020102011: 0020112012: 1120122013: 2220132014: 2220142015: 1120152016: 1120162017: 002017

Assists by season

09/10: 0009/1011/12: 0011/1213/14: 0013/142004: 0020042009: 2220092010: 2220102011: 2220112012: 4420122013: 4420132014: 0020142015: 0020152016: 2220162017: 112017
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
2017 MLS Colorado Rapids 3 0 0 2 0 0
2017 MLS Minnesota United FC 18 0 1 3 0 0
2017 US Open Cup Minnesota United FC 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 MLS Colorado Rapids 33 1 1 6 0 2,924
2016 MLS Cup Playoffs Colorado Rapids 3 0 1 2 0 0
2016 US Open Cup Colorado Rapids 1 0 0 0 0 0
2015 MLS Colorado Rapids 26 1 0 8 0 2,140
2015 US Open Cup Colorado Rapids 2 0 0 0 0 0
2014 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 31 2 0 5 0 1,314
2014 US Open Cup San Jose Earthquakes 1 0 0 0 0 0
2013 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 34 2 4 4 0 1,486
2013 US Open Cup San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 31 1 4 3 0 2,578
2012 MLS Cup Playoffs San Jose Earthquakes 2 0 0 0 0 0
2012 US Open Cup San Jose Earthquakes 3 0 0 0 0 0
2011 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 27 0 2 6 1 0
2010 Canadian Championship Toronto FC 3 0 0 2 0 0
2010 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 17 0 0 2 1 0
2010 MLS Toronto FC 6 0 2 0 0 0
2010 MLS Cup Playoffs San Jose Earthquakes 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 Canadian Championship Toronto FC 3 0 0 0 0 0
2009 MLS Toronto FC 27 1 2 2 0 2,363
2004 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 0 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 CONCACAF CL San Jose Earthquakes 4 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 MLS Reserve League San Jose Earthquakes Reserves 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 CONCACAF CL Toronto FC 2 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
08/09 2009-01-15 Wake Forest Toronto Draft 0
09/10 2010-06-01 Toronto SJ Earthquakes Transfer 175000
14/15 2015-01-19 SJ Earthquakes Colorado Transfer 250000
16/17 2017-03-31 Colorado Minnesota Transfer 750000
18/19 2019-03-01 Minnesota Retired Transfer 0
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
17/18 Neck injury 2017-07-21 2017-07-25 5 1
17/18 unknown injury 2017-08-28 2017-12-31 126 9
17/18 Head injury 2018-03-01 2018-12-31 306 36
Current
Peak€750k
Low
Δ since start−€175k
€188k€375k€563k€750k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €175k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3505 #15 2 0 former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Dominique Badji 2 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
2013 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2 34
2014 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2 31
2009 MLS Toronto FC 1 27

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
2012 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 4 31
2013 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 4 34
2011 MLS San Jose Earthquakes 2 27

Teams faced most often by Sam Cronin's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
Los Angeles Galaxy 128 47 29 52 179 205 -26 37%
Real Salt Lake 124 41 29 54 143 184 -41 33%
FC Dallas 120 33 46 41 150 164 -14 28%
Houston Dynamo 100 31 28 41 125 149 -24 31%
Seattle Sounders 99 27 20 52 103 156 -53 27%
Columbus Crew 93 28 28 37 117 126 -9 30%
D.C. United 90 29 25 36 131 147 -16 32%
New York RB 87 25 21 41 110 155 -45 29%
Vancouver Whitecaps 87 30 24 33 118 126 -8 34%
New England Revolution 84 27 24 33 98 112 -14 32%
Chicago Fire 83 29 24 30 124 122 +2 35%
Portland Timbers 79 23 18 38 101 127 -26 29%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
09/10 Senior debut season
2009 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
2017 21 0 5 0 0 0
2016 37 2,924 8 0 0 0.25
2015 28 2,140 8 1 0 0.38
2014 32 1,314 5 0 0 0.34
2013 34 1,486 4 0 0 0.24
2012 36 2,578 3 0 0 0.1
2011 27 0 6 0 1 0
2010 29 0 4 0 1 0
2009 30 2,363 2 0 0 0.08
11/12 1 0 1 0 0 0

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

MLS
253 apps
8 G
16 A
MLS Cup Playoffs
8 apps
0 G
1 A
US Open Cup
7 apps
0 G
0 A
CONCACAF CL
6 apps
0 G
0 A
Canadian Championship
6 apps
0 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Sam Cronin

Who is Sam Cronin?

Sam Cronin is an United professional footballer who plays as a central midfield for Retired.

How old is Sam Cronin?

Sam Cronin is 39 years old. He was born on December 12, 1986 in Atlanta, Georgia.

What position does Sam Cronin play?

Sam Cronin plays as a central midfield (Midfield - Central Midfield).

What club does Sam Cronin play for?

Sam Cronin currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Sam Cronin scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Sam Cronin has scored 8 goals in 281 appearances.